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Why is this book so highly praised? Do most people relate with Ignatius?

Grace This book is so hilarious and engrossing I felt that I knew all the characters, what they looked like, what their homes looked like, etc. A brilliant …moreThis book is so hilarious and engrossing I felt that I knew all the characters, what they looked like, what their homes looked like, etc. A brilliant satire; a book I can read again and again. I think we can relate to Ignatius in that we would love to sometimes just do what we want without regard to consequences, of course that is just a fun fantasy to entertain. (less)

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by John Kennedy Toole

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